Editing Anthony, New Mexico (section)

==Government==
Following the successful incorporation vote, elections for city offices – mayor, municipal judge, and municipal trustees – were held on April 13, 2010.<ref name="News"/> Ramon S. Gonzalez defeated four other candidates in the mayoral race, receiving 55.6 percent of the vote. Peggy Sue Scott was elected to the position of municipal judge. Thirteen candidates competed for the four available municipal trustee positions. They were won by Betty Gonzalez, Juan M. Acevedo, Diana Murillo, and James G. Scott.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/elections/docs/2010_Anthony_Election_Official_Results.pdf | title = City of Anthony Official Election Results | publisher = Bureau of Elections, Doña Ana County | access-date = 2010-07-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718225607/http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/elections/docs/2010_Anthony_Election_Official_Results.pdf | archive-date = 2011-07-18 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The first council meeting took place on July 7, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ktsm.com/anthony-nm-holds-first-council-meeting | title = Anthony, NM Holds First Council Meeting | format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] | publisher = [[KTSM-TV]] News Channel 9 | date = 2010-07-07 | access-date = 2010-07-12}}</ref>

The final, canvassed results for the March 6 election in Anthony, are as follows:
* Mayor: Arnulfo Castañeda, 224 (winner); Juan Acevedo, 181
* Two trustees: James Scott, 231 (winner); Pilar Madrid, 255 (winner); Janny Brumlow, 160
* Municipal judge: Peggy Scott, 340 (winner)
The total number of ballots cast in the election was 1,391, according to a canvass certificate. Of those, 1,244 were cast on election day, 136 were cast in early voting and 11 were cast in absentee voting.
<ref>{{cite news|title=Final results for Anthony, N.M., election |date=March 15, 2012 |url=http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_20183087/final-results-anthony-n-m-election |newspaper=Las Cruces Sun News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904114110/http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_20183087/final-results-anthony-n-m-election |archive-date=September 4, 2015 }}</ref>